On Friday, Croatia will face the2022 World Cup favorites, Brazil, in the first Quarter-Final of the tournament. The 2018 World Cup runners-up are back in this stagethanks to a spirited performance that saw them advance against Japan on penalties.
TheCheckeredOneshaven’t been very impressive so far, putting in some sluggish-looking efforts. However, Zlatko Galic’s playersexcel at making themselves extremely difficult to break down and ultimately defeat. Meanwhile, the four goals scored by Brazil in the first half against South Korea were enough to end the game and send them to the quarters.
They were able to rest several starters for this match, and although most people are talking about their elaborately choreographed celebrations, the Seleço are hopeful that their actions would help them go even further. however, since being eliminated from Euro 2020 last summer, Croatia have lost only once, so they can feel optimistic about keeping this one tight. Thus,despite the oddsmakers favoring Brazil, this edition of the World Cup has shown us thatanything is possible.
What would happenif Brazil lose to Croatia in theQatar 2022 Quarter-Finals?
Quite simply, ifthe Brazilliannational soccer team suffera defeat, they would be knocked out of the tournament in the Quarter-Finals and Croatia would move on to the next round.For the World Cup, the Knockout Round consists of one-game playoffs.
Therefore, there is no opportunity to win the series by taking game two. There is no room for a mistakein this win-or-go-home approach. For Tite’s squad to advance to the Semi-Finals where they wouldface one of the Netherlands orArgentina, the Seleçãomust win in regular time, after extra time, or triumph ina penalty series.